Tag Archives: domestic violence
Dallas Mayor calls for 10,000 men to rally to end domestic violence
TweetLast month, after a number of high-profile domestic violence cases in the city, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings announced that he was launching a public awareness campaign and made a powerful appeal to men to help change the culture of violence. It’s our fault. It’s not the women’s fault. We want to make it known that any violent act [...]
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While not perfect, #1billionrising is a step in the right direction
TweetOne Billion Rising is a global movement started by playwright and V- day founder Eve Ensler. Today on the 15th anniversary of V-day, in cities across the globe, survivors and allies are gathering in solidarity to bring awareness to the epidemic of violence against women by dancing flash mob style. ONE BILLION RISING IS: A [...]
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House GOP lets the Violence Against Women Act expire for first time since 1994
TweetHere’s the sad truth: It is not all surprising that House Republicans have blocked the re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) a final time, officially allowing it to expire until the next Congress. This is the first time since the VAWA was first passed in 1994 that it has failed to be re-authorized. The [...]
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Women are perpetrators of gun violence, too
Tweet*Trigger warning* Much has been written in the wake of the Newtown tragedy about the connection between the culture of masculinity and the culture of gun violence. In the past 30 years, all but one of the past 62 mass murderers in the country who have used guns have been men.Gun makers equate gun ownership with [...]
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Rihanna going back to Chris Brown doesn’t make her a “bad girl”